Boat Handling: Oil Spill Containment and Recovery

• $3000.00

Prerequisite: Completion of all of the following learning contents required to start.
Small Commercial Vessel Operator (ilt)

Please note that in order to take Boat Handling you will have to have completed or be registered in SCVO. If you do not meet these requirements, you will not be able to complete this course.
Industry regulators require that all petroleum companies be properly equipped and trained for emergencies, such as oil spills. This three-day "on-the-water" course meets that requirement, as it will prepare students to safely operate WCSS watercraft to contain and recover oil spills in medium to large rivers or lake environments.  Completion of this training will enable competency in emergency and training exercise settings. 

Individuals that will benefit from this training: 

• Oil spill response contractors 
• WCSS member company in-house initial response personnel

Instructors with a minimum of 10 years experience operating jet boats in spill environments will work in a 1:3 ratio with students to provide optimal direction.

Skills to be Enhanced and/or Developed: 

• Boat Safety and Operation
• Boat Maneuvering
• River Reading
• Boat Maintenance
• Spill Response Equipment Deployment
• Anchor Setting and Retrieval
• Boom Handling and Towing
• Safe Launching and Loading

A practical skills evaluation will be carried out by WCSS instructors at the end of the three days.

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